Rail Express Systems

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Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic, which included the Travelling Post Office trains.

In 1992, it introduced a new livery of red, with a grey upper band, and light blue and grey flashes.

The company was bought by EWS in 1996.

Routes

Travelling Post Office Routes

  • London-Glasgow
  • London-Carlisle
  • London-Newcastle
  • London-Dover
  • London-Norwich
  • Penzance-Bristol
  • Plymouth-Newcastle
  • Cardiff-Glasgow

Other Mail Trains

  • London-Bristol
  • London-Glasgow
  • London-Newcastle
  • London-Norwich
  • London-Plymouth
  • London-Swansea
  • Plymouth-Glasgow
  • Plymouth-Newcastle
  • Walsall-Inverness

Rolling Stock

Locomotives

Multiple Units

Coaching Stock

Coaching Stock (cont.)


Sectors of British Rail
Passenger: InterCity - Network SouthEast - Regional Railways
Freight: Load-Haul - Mainline Freight - Rail Express Systems -
Railfreight Distribution - Trainload Freight - Trans-Rail


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